Current Students

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- George Shaw
viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Alex Hughes
Understanding the genetic/epigenetic programs underlying normal cell and disease development to develop novel therapies
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
cellular plasticity in cancer, metastatic transformation
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
cancer genomics, transcriptional biology, cancer immunology
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Ileana Perez-Rodriguez
bacterial physiology, bacterial metabolism, bioinformatics
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Igor Brodsky
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Nancy Speck
- Jonathan Epstein
- Paul Gadue

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Thomas DeRaedt
- Gregory Beatty
- Roderick O'Connor

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- John Wherry
- George Shaw
- Beverly Davidson

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Yana Kamberov
- Mary Mullins
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Joseph St Geme
- De'Broski Herbert

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Anna Kashina
- Sandra Maday

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Norbert Pardi
- Michaela Locci
- Frederic Bushman

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru
- Benjamin Prosser

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Jianxin You
- Elizabeth Grice

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Elizabeth White
- Igor Brodsky

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Colin Conine
- Roberto Bonasio
- Montserrat Anguera

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Todd Ridky
- Chengcheng Jin
- Malay Haldar

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Zachary Schug
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Zoltan Arany
- Kara Maxwell
- Celeste Simon

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Michael Granato
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Stephen Dinardo

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Laura Su
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Patrick Grohar
- Kristopher Bosse
- Ellen Puré

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Klaus Kaestner
- Aime Franco

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Benjamin Prosser
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Paul Gadue

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Elizabeth Heller
- Erica Korb

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Thomas Leung
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Jonathan Epstein
- Nicholas Plachta
I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that determine cell fate.
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Erica Korb
- Kathryn Wellen
- Roberto Bonasio

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Lewis Chodosh
- Crystal Conn

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Kiran Musunuru
- Kristopher Bosse

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Erica Korb
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- D. Kacy Cullen
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Yuanquan Song

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kara Maxwell
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Rugang Zhang
- Lewis Chodosh
- Kara Maxwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Audrey John
- Joseph St Geme

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Joseph Zackular
- Maayan Levy

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Scott Hensley
- Kellie Jurado

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Paul Titchenell
- David Merrick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Rajan Jain
- Pablo Cámara

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Eileen Shore

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Nancy Speck
- Greg Bashaw

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sharleen Day
Rotations:
- Arndt Siekmann
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Sharleen Day

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Warren Pear
- Maureen Murphy
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret
- Doris Wagner
- Colin Conine

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Sara Cherry
- Paul Planet

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Beverly Davidson
- Defne Amado

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Beverly Davidson
- Kai Wang

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Crystal Conn
- Kristen Lynch
- Kathryn Hamilton

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Matthew Kayser
- Andres Blanco
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Eric Joyce
- Kenneth Zaret
- Rajan Jain

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Kathryn Hamilton
- De'Broski Herbert

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Ziyue Gao
- Robert Faryabi
- Wanding Zhou

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Joseph Zackular
- Audrey John

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Sara Cherry
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
- Riccardo Gottardi
- Thomas Leung

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Alex Hughes
- Melike Lakadamyali

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Marisa Bartolomei
- Colin Conine

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Warren Pear
- Kai Tan

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Roberto Bonasio
- Robert Mauck
- Erica Korb

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Maureen Murphy
- Crystal Conn

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Thomas Jongens
- Greg Bashaw
- Bushra Raj

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- David Merrick
- Rebecca Wells

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Stephen Dinardo
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Sara Cherry
- Sarah Henrickson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Paul Bates
- Laurence Eisenlohr

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Hansell Stedman
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Boris Striepen
Rotations:
- Michael Povelones
- Audrey John
- Boris Striepen

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
- John Wherry

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Drew Weissman
- Hamideh Parhiz
Rotations:
- Drew Weissman
- Daniel Kulp
- Hamideh Parhiz
Publications: ORCiD
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Eric Joyce
- Colin Conine

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Kiran Musunuru
- Rajan Jain

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Michael Abt
- Christopher Hunter

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Sydney Shaffer
- Elizabeth Heller

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Joe Baur
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
- Michael Marks

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Denise Sabatino
- Laura Su
- Evan Weber

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Joseph Fraietta
- Daniel Claiborne
- Scott Gordon

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Harnessing PRPF31 as a Gene Therapy Target Utilizing an IPSC Model
Advisor(s):
- Valder Arruda
- Benjamin Samelson-Jones
Rotations:
- Jean Bennett
- Kar Muthumani
- Valder Arruda

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Edward Lee
- Bradley Johnson
- Erika Holzbaur

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Stewart Anderson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Erica Korb

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Bradley Johnson

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Wei Tong

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Sydney Shaffer
- Patrick Grohar
- Hamid Bassiri

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Michael Milone
Rotations:
- Michael Milone
- Saar Gill
- Joseph Fraietta
- Carl June

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Novel humanized mouse patient-derived xenograft models to predict pediatric cancer responses to immunotherapy
Advisor(s):
- Emily Partridge

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Yuanquan Song
Rotations:
- Greg Bashaw
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Yuanquan Song

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Audrey John
- Joseph Zackular

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Chengcheng Jin
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Christoph Thaiss
- Wenqin Luo

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Katherine Uyhazi
Rotations:
- Arndt Siekmann
- Joshua Dunaief
- Yuanquan Song
- Katherine Uyhazi

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Jun Zhu
Rotations:
- Jun Zhu
- Daniel Beiting
- Mark Goulian

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Paul Titchenell
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Celeste Simon
- David Merrick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Eric Joyce
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Golnaz Vahedi
- Eric Joyce

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Elizabeth White
- Kellie Jurado

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Audrey John
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Katie Barott
- Scott Hensley

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Rotations:
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Erica Korb
- Beverly Davidson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Frederic Bushman
- Gerald Linette
- Beatriz Carreno

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Michael Abt
Rotations:
- Michael Abt
- De'Broski Herbert
- Maayan Levy

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- David Lynch
Rotations:
- Hongjun Song
- David Lynch

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- Hildegund Ertl
- David Weiner
- Denise Sabatino

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Todd Ridky
Rotations:
- Celeste Simon
- Todd Ridky
- Bradley Johnson

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
- Elizabeth Heller
Rotations:
- John Murray
- Elizabeth Heller
- Kristen Lynch

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Daniel Kulp
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- James Wilson
Rotations:
- James Wilson
- Carl June
- Frederic Bushman

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Joseph St Geme
- Audrey John

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Paul Planet
Rotations:
- Paul Planet
- Beatrice Hahn
- Elizabeth White

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Matthew Good
Rotations:
- Nicholas Plachta
- Kenneth Zaret
- Colin Conine
- Matthew Good

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- James Riley
- David Weiner
- Daniel Kulp

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Michael Silverman
Rotations:
- De'Broski Herbert
- Michael Silverman
- Michael Abt

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Greg Bashaw
Rotations:
- Greg Bashaw
- Mary Mullins
- Nicholas Plachta

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Paul Bates
Rotations:
- Beatrice Hahn
- Paul Bates
- Michael Povelones

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
Rotations:
- Alessandro Gardini
- John Murray
- Kristen Lynch

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Frederic Bushman
- Mechthild Pohlschroder

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Powell
- Roderick O'Connor
Rotations:
- Roderick O'Connor
- Daniel Powell
- Carl June

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar
- Liling Wan
- Kathrin Bernt

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Carl June
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Jonathan Epstein
- Carl June

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Ben Black
Rotations:
- James Wilson
- Beverly Davidson
- Ben Black

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Mark Goulian
Rotations:
- Paul Planet
- Mark Goulian
- Paul Bates

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Katherine Uyhazi
Rotations:
- Jennifer Kalish
- Katherine Uyhazi
- Hansell Stedman

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Matthew Weitzman
Rotations:
- Michael Betts
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Paul Bates
- Kellie Jurado
- Sara Cherry

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Characterizing Innate Immune Responses to MERS-CoV in the Upper Airway
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Rahul Kohli
- Sara Cherry
- Susan Weiss

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Innate immunity in primary neurons: specialized responses to viral infection
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Paul Bates
- Sara Cherry

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating a Wnt-telomere feedback loop in the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence
Advisor(s):
- Bradley Johnson
Rotations:
- Craig Bassing
- Roger Greenberg
- Bradley Johnson

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Elizabeth Grice
- Scott Hensley

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the mechanism by which PTPN14 degradation by HPV E7 represses epithelial differentiation
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth White
Rotations:
- Carolina Lopez
- Elizabeth White
- Susan Weiss

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Igor Brodsky
- Christoph Thaiss

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Gerald Linette
- Beatriz Carreno
- Daniel Powell

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the role of Rb in constraining metastasis and lineage infidelity in lung adenocarcinoma
Advisor(s):
- David Feldser
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- David Feldser
- Luca Busino

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Cellular glucosylceramide is required by bandavirus glycoproteins to catalyze the membrane fusion reaction that completes viral entry
Advisor(s):
- Paul Bates
Rotations:
- Ronald Harty
- Paul Bates
- Elizabeth White

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Defining the Mechanism and Function of DNA Double Strand Break Induced Inhibition of V(D)J Recombination
Advisor(s):
- Craig Bassing
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Ronny Drapkin
- Craig Bassing

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Developing a genetic platform to identify cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase roles in cancer
Advisor(s):
- Luca Busino
Rotations:
- Luca Busino
- Bradley Johnson
- Zoltan Arany

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating lipid homeostasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma under tumor-like stress
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Yi Fan
- Celeste Simon

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating the role of Staphylococcus aureus strain-level diversity on neutrophil recruitment and wound healing in a cutaneous leishmaniasis
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- David Weiner
- Carolina Lopez

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Zachary Schug
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Chengcheng Jin

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Mechanistic insight of novel diagnostic biomarkers in gastric cancer
Advisor(s):
- Sandra Ryeom
Rotations:
- Xiaolu Yang
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Sandra Ryeom

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: HIV Replication, Transmission, and the Metabolome of the Female Reproductive Tract
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Sara Cherry
- Frederic Bushman

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth suppression through loss of Mgat5-mediated N-linked complex glycosylation
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Margaret Chou
- Ben Stanger

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Role of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis virulence in granuloma formation during intestinal infection
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Boris Striepen
- Michael Abt

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: A genetic and structural characterization of the relationship between the K. kingae lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and exopolysaccharide
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Elizabeth White
- Laurence Eisenlohr
- Joseph St Geme

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Role of HMG-box transcription factor TOX in maintaining CD8 T cell exhaustion
Advisor(s):
- John Wherry
Rotations:
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Jorge Henao-Mejia
- John Wherry

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Leveraging the SHIV-Rhesus Macaque model to study the development of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the CD4-binding site
Advisor(s):
- George Shaw
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Katharine Bar
- Michael Betts

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the role of ACLY and acetyl-CoA metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Wellen
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Wei Tong
- Martin Carroll

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Margaret Chou
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Saar Gill
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Gregory Beatty

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2015
Project Title: The novel innate immune-antagonistic effects of the multifunctional ectromelia virus C15 protein
Advisor(s):
- Laurence Eisenlohr
Rotations:
- Matthew Weitzman
- Scott Hensley
- Laurence Eisenlohr

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2015
Project Title: Determining the Mechanism of TNF-Mediated Defense Against Intracellular Legionella pneumophila Infection
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Phillip Scott
- Michael Povelones
- Sunny Shin

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Differential Activation of the Unfolded Protein Response by MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Matthew Weitzman
- Susan Weiss
- Kristen Lynch

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: The Role of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Hu
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Andrew Hu
- Oliver Garden

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Elucidating the mechanism for GPER-induced inhibition of leukemia
Advisor(s):
- Todd Ridky
Rotations:
- David Feldser
- Todd Ridky
- Gerald Linette

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Gregory Beatty
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Saar Gill
- Gregory Beatty

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigation of the filovirus VP40 matrix protein interaction with host protein SMURF2: Implications for virus egress and spread
Advisor(s):
- Ronald Harty
Rotations:
- Beatrice Hahn
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Microbial cooperation enhances Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- James Riley
- Joseph Zackular
- Michael Silverman

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Malay Haldar
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Anil Rustgi
- Malay Haldar
- Celeste Simon

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Philadelphia Through Traditional and Genomic Epidemiological Approaches
Advisor(s):
- Carolyn Cannuscio
Rotations:
- Carolina Lopez
- Boris Striepen
- David Weiner

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: TOX2 as a novel regulator of central memory phenotype in CAR T cells
Advisor(s):
- Shelley Berger
Rotations:
- Paul Lieberman
- Shelley Berger
- Gerd Blobel

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Effects of chronic undernutrition on progression and resolution of intracellular infections
Advisor(s):
- Will Bailis
Rotations:
- Christopher Hunter
- Warren Pear
- Will Bailis

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: The Role of the Fructose-1,6-Bisphoshatase 2 and c-Myc Interaction in Sarcoma Progression
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Celeste Simon
- Terrance Gade
- Liming Pei

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: The Role of Branched-chain Amino Acid Metabolism and Insulin Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Wellen
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Kathryn Wellen
- Zoltan Arany

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Matthew Weitzman
- Kai Tan
- Elizabeth Grice

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Skin microbial-based mechanisms of accelerated wound healing
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Michael Silverman

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Hamilton
Rotations:
- Andrew Hu
- Lewis Chodosh
- Kathryn Hamilton

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Understanding the key players in HIV reservoir immunology: a single-cell perspective
Advisor(s):
- Michael Betts
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Michael Betts
- Elizabeth Grice

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Determining the cellular factors regulating Merkel cell polyomavirus transcription
Advisor(s):
- Jianxin You
Rotations:
- Jianxin You
- Ronald Collman
- Dennis Kolson

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Vikram Paralkar
Rotations:
- Margaret Chou
- Vikram Paralkar
- Paul Lieberman

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Joseph Zackular

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Joe Baur
Rotations:
- Joe Baur
- Douglas Wallace
- Zachary Schug

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating the interplay between chromatin architecture and gene expression through the study of the transcription cofactor, Ldb1
Advisor(s):
- Gerd Blobel
Rotations:
- Junwei Shi
- Gerd Blobel
- Alessandro Gardini

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Tumor innervation in ovarian cancer
Advisor(s):
- Ronny Drapkin
Rotations:
- Roger Greenberg
- Rugang Zhang
- Ronny Drapkin

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Spatially resolved, multiomic interrogation of microenvironmental interactions in healthy and pathologic bone marrow
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Ivan Maillard

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating fundamental trade-offs in cancer with single-cell analysis and computational modeling
Advisor(s):
- Arjun Raj
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Arjun Raj

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Paul Planet
Rotations:
- Paula Oliver
- Mark Goulian
- Paul Planet

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating Transport Protein Organization as a Mechanism Governing Mitochondrial Transport
Advisor(s):
- Melike Lakadamyali
Rotations:
- Melike Lakadamyali
- Erika Holzbaur
- Paul Janmey

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Todd Ridky
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Todd Ridky
- George Burslem

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Patrick Grohar
Rotations:
- Bradley Johnson
- Paul Lieberman
- Patrick Grohar

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Defining the mechanisms by which KAT6A-ENL interaction drives AML oncogene expression
Advisor(s):
- Andres Blanco
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Andres Blanco
- Brian Capell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Defining the protective role of prostaglandins during Clostridioides difficile infection
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Kathryn Hamilton
- Joseph Zackular
- Thomas DeRaedt

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Structurally and Functionally Defining a Conserved Orthopoxvirus Virulence Factor
Advisor(s):
- Laurence Eisenlohr
Rotations:
- Laurence Eisenlohr
- Sara Cherry
- Boris Striepen

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Determining the role of the MYCN oncogene in evasion of CD8+ T cell responses in neuroblastoma
Advisor(s):
- Michael Betts
- John Maris
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Michael Betts
- Joseph Fraietta

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating the Role of Reduced Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Katalin Susztak
- Zoltan Arany
- Celeste Simon
- Gregory Beatty

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Understanding CD4+ T cell responses against epithelial-restricted pathogens using Cryptosporidium
Advisor(s):
- Boris Striepen
- Christopher Hunter
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Boris Striepen

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Melike Lakadamyali
Rotations:
- Meera Sundaram
- Melike Lakadamyali
- Tatyana Svitkina

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: Expanding the HSC Gene Therapy Envelope
Advisor(s):
- Stefano Rivella
Rotations:
- Michael Milone
- Saar Gill
- Stefano Rivella

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- David Feldser
Rotations:
- David Feldser
- Maureen Murphy
- Lewis Chodosh

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Immune checkpoint blockade resistance at single cell resolution
Advisor(s):
- Andy Minn
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Junwei Shi
- Shelley Berger

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Activation and antagonism of dsRNA-induced antiviral pathways by human coronaviruses HCoV-229E, -OC43, and -NL63
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Kellie Jurado
- Paul Bates
- Susan Weiss

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Patrick Seale
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- Zoltan Arany
- David Merrick

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- De'Broski Herbert
Rotations:
- Sara Cherry
- Michaela Locci
- Frederic Bushman

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Targeting PHGDH to normalize the tumor vascular microenvironment and enhance CAR-T immunotherapy for glioblastoma
Advisor(s):
- Yi Fan
Rotations:
- Youhai Chen
- Celeste Simon
- Kathryn Wellen

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Ronny Drapkin
Rotations:
- Constantinos Koumenis
- Patrick Grohar
- Lewis Chodosh
- Ronny Drapkin

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Ophir Shalem

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating Branched-Chain Amino Acid Oxidation in Skeletal Muscle and it’s Contribution to Insulin Resistance
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Doris Stoffers
- Joe Baur

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Rajan Jain
Rotations:
- Bradley Johnson
- Rajan Jain

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- David Feldser
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Nancy Bonini
- David Feldser

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Global and regional regulation of meiotic synapsis via the AAA+ ATPase TRIP13
Advisor(s):
- Jeremy Wang
Rotations:
- Jeremy Wang
- Yana Kamberov
- Marisa Bartolomei

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Understanding how Amino Acids Control Host Immune Responses to Legionella pneumophila
Advisor(s):
- Will Bailis
Rotations:
- Carolina Lopez
- Will Bailis
- Sunny Shin

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: A mechanistic investigation into F-actin assembly on mitochondria as a wave
Advisor(s):
- Erika Holzbaur
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Michael Ostap
- James Shorter

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Defining Functions of the L1 52-55K Protein in Adenovirus Progeny Production
Advisor(s):
- Matthew Weitzman
Rotations:
- Dieter Schifferli
- Matthew Weitzman
- Paul Lieberman

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Molecular analysis of HIV-1 Env-Ab coevolution leading to novel immunogen designs to elicit V2 apex broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Kulp
- George Shaw
Rotations:
- Daniel Kulp
- George Shaw
- Scott Hensley

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Kulp
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Michael Mitchell
- Daniel Kulp

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Elucidating the molecular mechanism of TBCK in mTORC1 signaling
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Melike Lakadamyali
- Vera Krymskaya
- Liming Pei
- Elizabeth Bhoj

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Elucidating the differential effects of capsule type on Kingella kingae pathogenicity
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Joseph Zackular
- Joseph St Geme

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Epigenetic mechanisms of T-cell fate determination and function
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Fraietta
Rotations:
- Hamid Bassiri
- Hansell Stedman
- Joseph Fraietta

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2014
Project Title: Targeting MCU-mediated Calcium Uptake by Mitochondria for the Development of New Chemotherapies
Advisor(s):
- Kevin Foskett
Rotations:
- Kevin Foskett
- Erika Holzbaur
- Robert Kalb

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Understanding the role of collagen type VI in regulating CD8+ T cell function in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Advisor(s):
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Ellen Puré
Rotations:
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Ben Stanger
- Chengcheng Jin

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Integrated cardiac metabolomics in human heart failure
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Benjamin Prosser
- Kenneth Margulies

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating unfolded protein responses of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma under lipid disequilibrium
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Celeste Simon
- Ben Stanger
- Liling Wan

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2015
Advisor(s):
- Yale Goldman
Rotations:
- Marc Vermulst
- Rugang Zhang
- Edward Lee
- Ronen Marmorstein

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Ben Stanger
- Klaus Kaestner
- Christopher Lengner

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: How do the molecular pathways of mitophagy intersect with those of inflammation in neurons; and are these pathways, and their disruption, implicated in the etiology of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases?
Advisor(s):
- Erika Holzbaur
Rotations:
- Chi Dang
- Erika Holzbaur
- Marc Vermulst

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
Rotations:
- Gerd Blobel
- Kenneth Zaret
- Melike Lakadamyali

Developmental, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating the role of telomere failure on intestinal stem cell niche function
Advisor(s):
- Christopher Lengner
- Bradley Johnson
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Andrew Vaughan
- Christopher Lengner

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Determining the mechanism of age-induced decline in beige fat development
Advisor(s):
- Patrick Seale
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Mitchell Lazar
- Patrick Seale

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Interferon signaling and T cell phenotypes during cancer and infection
Advisor(s):
- Andy Minn
- John Wherry
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Maayan Levy
- John Wherry

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Enhancing Vaccine-induced Antibody Responses to H3N2 Influenza
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Kulp
Rotations:
- Daniel Kulp
- Norbert Pardi
- Mike Farwell

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Brian Capell
Rotations:
- Roger Greenberg
- Liling Wan
- Brian Capell

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating the role of the histone variant H2BE in astrocyte senescence
Advisor(s):
- Erica Korb
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- James Shorter
- Erica Korb

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Thomas DeRaedt
Rotations:
- Thomas DeRaedt
- Yael Mosse
- Celeste Simon

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Anna Kashina
Rotations:
- Anna Kashina
- Erika Holzbaur
- Erfei Bi

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Marco Ruella
- Peter Choi

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2015
Project Title: Expression and mechanobiology of truncated titin dilated cardiomyopathy
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Michael Marks
- Benjamin Prosser
- Zoltan Arany

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Arjun Raj
Rotations:
- Mitchell Lazar
- Arjun Raj

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Dynamic Maintenance of X-Chromosome Inactivation in Age-Associated B Cells Contributes to Female-Biased Autoimmunity
Advisor(s):
- Montserrat Anguera
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Montserrat Anguera

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Jennifer Kalish
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Characterization and Safety Profile of Recombinant and Wild Type AAV Integration
Advisor(s):
- James Wilson
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- James Wilson

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Understanding Valosin-Containing Protein Function in Neurodegeneration
Advisor(s):
- Edward Lee
Rotations:
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Edward Lee
- Robert Kalb

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Consequences of Adaptive Telomere Protein Evolution
Advisor(s):
- Mia Levine
- Michael Lampson
Rotations:
- Mia Levine
- Alessandro Gardini
- Junwei Shi
- Michael Lampson

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Matthew Weitzman
- Daniel Beiting

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying tumoral RNaseL-mediated anti-tumor immune response after radiation
Advisor(s):
- Andy Minn
Rotations:
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Andy Minn
- Eric Witze

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Regulation of NNMT Expression by AR-Dependent Chromatin Looping and Elucidation of its Tumor Suppressor Function in Prostate Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Irfan Asangani
Rotations:
- Maureen Murphy
- Malay Haldar
- Peter Choi
- Irfan Asangani

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Elucidating the molecular determinants of the RTX family, pore-forming toxin in the emerging pediatric pathogen Kingella kingae
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
- Paul Planet
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Paul Planet
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating differential alternative splicing during primitive and definitive megakaryopoiesis using an iPSC model of TAR syndrome
Advisor(s):
- Paul Gadue
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Stewart Anderson
- Stella Chou

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Zoltan Arany
- Raymond Soccio

Developmental, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: The mechanism of Drosophila hematopoietic niche formation, and the impact of niche structure on tissue function
Advisor(s):
- Stephen Dinardo
Rotations:
- Jeremy Wang
- Marisa Bartolomei
- Paul Gadue

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: The Role of Metabolism in NF1
Advisor(s):
- Amita Sehgal
Rotations:
- Thomas Jongens
- Amita Sehgal
- Douglas Wallace

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Sydney Shaffer
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Sydney Shaffer

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Edward Morrisey

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Michael Betts
Rotations:
- Zhaolan Zhou
- Lewis Chodosh
- Montserrat Anguera

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Mechanistic dissection of novel regulators of RNA-binding protein aggregation identified in a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen
Advisor(s):
- Ophir Shalem
Rotations:
- Michael Marks
- Ophir Shalem
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Defining CD40-Mediated Mechanisms of Resistance to Cryptosporidium
Advisor(s):
- Christopher Hunter
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Christopher Hunter
- Joseph Zackular

Cell Biology, Physiology and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Mechanisms driving stress-induced hyperglycemia following trauma
Advisor(s):
- Paul Titchenell
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Mitchell Lazar